Richard Grant

I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
and the Globe Theatre.

Blib

    > I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    > appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    > theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    > like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    > and the Globe Theatre.

The Science Museum is worth a visit, and very hands on too. If he likes the
theatre he may be interested in Costume so the V+A is also good.

Charles Hawtrey

On 23 Aug 2003 08:30:32 -0700, [email protected] (Richard Grant)
wrote:

    >I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    >appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    >theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    >like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    >and the Globe Theatre.

It depends on the kid. My 13-year-old son enjoyed the Cabinet War
Rooms. He also liked simply wandering around and seeing various parts
of London, such as Chinatown, Westminster, and so on. We would hop
onto any red bus and see where it would take us, and jump off when we
saw something interesting (we did wait for the bus to stop...).


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Richard Grant writes:

    > I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    > appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    > theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    > like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    > and the Globe Theatre.

Most teenagers find other teenagers of the opposite sex to be more
interesting than any other sight when traveling.

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Cate

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    > I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    > appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    > theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    > like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    > and the Globe Theatre.

The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, and, if he's into music,
London has lots of great record stores that are significantly differently
stocked than US (I assume you're in the US) record stores. I also found the
Tower of London appealing when I was a teen, for the combination of gruesome
torture devices on display coupled with the largest and most gaudy (royal)
jewelry anywhere. Diamonds the size of plums.

Cate

Jenn

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[email protected] (Richard Grant) wrote:

    > I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    > appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    > theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    > like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    > and the Globe Theatre.

This is the greatest advice for traveling with an older child or a teen
that you will ever get

PUT HIM IN CHARGE OF SUBSTANTIAL PLANNING

Get him an insight guide to London -- or similar very user friendly
travel guide and have him plan at least a third of the time -- when kids
plan, they have a stake in everyone enjoying what they plan AND are more
patient with your plans -- and you may end up seeing some things you
hadn't thought of -- He can also use the net to identify ideas

You might each come to the planning table with a list of your 'must
sees' and then work together.

We found the Sir John Soans museum intriquing -- because this architect
designed all sorts of nifty moving walls etc to display his drawings and
art, a teen might find it sort of cool

Owain

"Richard Grant" wrote
    | I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    | appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    | theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    | like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    | and the Globe Theatre.

The British Museum is very big and I found it a little 'dry'; the highlight
on my visit was the Round Reading Room of the British Library (which has
been redeveloped since I was there). I'd second the suggestions for London
Transport Museum in Covent Garden and the Cabinet War Rooms, if they are to
his taste. IIRC both charge admission. Both have a lot to see, neither is so
big as to over-awe. The Science Museum should also have plenty to keep him
occupied.

My out-of-date notes suggest that the Arts Theatre Cafe, Gt Newport St WC2,
is worth visiting, and for a real false moustache try Charles H Fox Ltd, 22
Tavistock St WC2

Owain

Jan

Richard Grant wrote:
    > I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    > appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    > theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    > like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    > and the Globe Theatre.

A Football Match, also if you get the chance Greyhound Racing is great
fun.
Brick Lane for an Indian/Bengali lunch. A day in Greenwich.- maritime
museum & Cutty Sark etc

Jan


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    > On 23 Aug 2003 08:30:32 -0700, [email protected] (Richard Grant)
    > wrote:
    > >I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    > >appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    > >theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    > >like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    > >and the Globe Theatre.
    > It depends on the kid. My 13-year-old son enjoyed the Cabinet War
    > Rooms. He also liked simply wandering around and seeing various parts
    > of London, such as Chinatown, Westminster, and so on. We would hop
    > onto any red bus and see where it would take us, and jump off when we
    > saw something interesting (we did wait for the bus to stop...).

The Imperial War Museum is another facinating set of collections and
exhibits, with simulations of WWI trench warfare and a WWII blitz shelter.
It's one thing to see tanks and airplanes in old black and white newsreels
shown on TV, and quite another to stand right next to them.

Congokid

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<[email protected]> writes
    >Richard Grant wrote:
    >> I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    >> appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    >> theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    >> like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    >> and the Globe Theatre.
    >A Football Match, also if you get the chance Greyhound Racing is great
    >fun.
    >Brick Lane for an Indian/Bengali lunch. A day in Greenwich.- maritime
    >museum & Cutty Sark etc

Don't forget the Museum of London at the Barbican. As well as lots of
London's history, it also has modern exhibits about London and Londoners
now.

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kittygal

All the suggestions are good ones. Here's my idea: as he likes theatre, check out which Shakespeare plays are on, and be sure to catch at least one. Before you go, read the play together, or at least a synopsis. Then travel around the parts of London that are pertinent to the play (if appplicable, of course, Romeo and Juliet won't work too well here). Rent "Shakespeare in Love", or "A Man for All Seasons" (or similar) then go to the Thames and try to imagine the scene of water taxis back then. You know, apply the past to the present and use plenty of imagination. Look at old paintings of Covent Garden and the surrounding area---some buildings have not changed since then, and are still instantly recognizable.

Hampton Court Palace, with its armor displays, is great, and you can always try to imagine Henry VII's day. Greenwich is great fun, especially hopping across the hemispheres. Imperial War Museum and Museum of London, and London Dungeon, are also fun.

Lillywhite's sporting goods in Piccadilly is worth a look, just to see the equipment used in so many peculiarly British sports. Walk through the school unifiorm department at Harrod's, that's always an experience as well.

Have fun!

I. Think Its Dutch.

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    > I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    > appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    > theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    > like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    > and the Globe Theatre.

'The Theatre Museum' in Russell Street, Covent Garden. (Also known
as the National Museum of the Performing Arts). Tube: Covent Garden.
See:

http://theatremuseum.vam.ac.uk

The most interesting museum to one who is interested in the theatre.

nick

Rita

On 23 Aug 2003 08:30:32 -0700, [email protected] (Richard Grant) wrote:

    >I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    >appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    >theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    >like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    >and the Globe Theatre.

My 13 year old granddaughter loved the Tower of London. We
also did a side trip to Canterbury for a day. Nice change from
museums and such. She liked reading some of the documents,
letters and so forth, from famous authors she liked at the British
Museum. Much depends on the child's interests and background.
Some at this age can appreciate more than others. My
granddaughter was a fan of English lit so we centered on that.

Barbara Vaughan

Richard Grant wrote:
    >
    > I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    > appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    > theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    > like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    > and the Globe Theatre.

The British Museum has lots of things that would interest a bright and
curious 13-year-old. I would also suggest the Tower of London and a trip
to Greenwich. If the weather is temperate, you could take a boat there;
you get an interesting cruise along the Thames, with more or less
accurate commentary. In Greenwich is the the Meridian, the Observatory
Museum, with very interesting exhibits about clocks and other
time-keeping instruments, and the Cutty Sark, a sailing ship that can be
visited.

Also, if your grandson has any interest in history, the War Cabinet
Rooms, the underground bunker where Churchill and his cabinet governed
Britain during World War II, is very interesting. It has been preserved
exactly as it was when the war ended, and has a very good audio tour.

Barbara

P J Wallace

He might be interested in the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden (don't
forget to walk through the foyer of the Royal Opera House), and what
about a backstage tour:
http://www.albemarle-london.com/tours.html

The South Kensington Museums offer the V&A (decorative arts from
around the world) and the Science Museum (lots of interactivity) as
well as the Natural History Museum.

PJW

On 23 Aug 2003 08:30:32 -0700, [email protected] (Richard Grant)
wrote:

    >I'm taking my 13 year old grandson to London this winter and would
    >appreciate your ideas on appropriate sights. He's interested in the
    >theatre so that's where we'll be most nights.I'm thinking of places
    >like the Natural History Museum, the British Museum, the London Eye
    >and the Globe Theatre.